What's My CARE is a full-stack web application that allows users to input their information to see all the insurance plans that they can qualify for. Users can save as many insurance plans as they choose to and remove any plans that they are no longer interested in. Users can also find providers who accepts their saved plans.
This project was created in February 2020 in the course of four weeks, at an all-female coding bootcamp, Hackbright Academy.
Backend | Python, Flask, Jinja, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL
Frontend | Javascript, jQuery, AJAX, HTML, CSS, Foundation
APIs | Vericred, Google Maps Javascript
Create a file secrets.sh to store your API keys for Vericred
and Google Maps Javascript
export VERICRED='YOUR_KEY'
export GOOGLE_MAPS_JS='YOUR_KEY'
You can also opt to restrict Google Maps Javascript API rather than saving the
key into secrets.sh
Clone What's My CARE repository
$ git clone https://github.com/s-tao/whats-my-care.git
Create a virtual environment in the directory
$ virtualenv env
Activate virtual environment
$ source env/bin/activate
Install dependencies
$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Create database
$ createdb healthcare
Run seed.py to create your database tables
$ python3 seed.py
Source your secrets.sh
$ source secrets.sh
Run the app
$ python3 server.py
Open localhost:5000 on your browser
Login/Register
Users are prompt to login or register if they don't have an account
Once the user logins, they're directed to the homepage where they can see all their saved insurance plans.
Search Plans
On the Search Plans page, users will submit their information to receive all the
medical plans they qualify for. Currently the plans are sorted based on their
insurance tiers if they only choose what type of plan they're looking for. If the
user submits additional information (age, smoker, child), the plans will be sorted
by premium estimates.
Save Plans
User can save all the plans that interests them.
Remove Saved Plans
User can also remove the plans that they're no longer interested in.
Search Providers
On the Search Providers page, users are only required to fill in the radius to
set the distance based off their zip code for their search. They can also narrow
down their search by filling out more items.
User can toggle any provider information and see their corresponding location on Google Maps.
They can also isolate the Google Map markers to only show the providers they're interested in.
- Expand insurance plans to include Dental and Vision plans
- Incorporate an insurance plan filtering system to improve user experience
- Allow users to search for all health insurance plans that their current provider accepts